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#4ACF8A Color

#4ACF8A is rgb(74, 207, 138) in RGB, hsl(149, 58%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 33%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4ACF8A
HEX#4ACF8A
RGBrgb(74, 207, 138)
HSLhsl(149, 58%, 55%)
HSVhsv(149, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 33%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.153 156.8)
LABlab(74.70% -49.69 23.30)
LCHlch(74.70% 54.88 154.87)

What #4ACF8A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4ACF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.82Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.19Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.08Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.33Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.97Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4ACF8A Channel Values

How #4ACF8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 74 · G 207 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 58% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4ACF8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4ACF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4ACF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4ACF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4ACF8A
Complementary
#CF4A8E
Analogous
#4CCF4A
Analogous
#4ACFCD
Triadic
#8A4ACF
Triadic
#CF8A4A
Split comp.
#CD4ACF
Split comp.
#CF4A4C

Tints & Shades of #4ACF8A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62D59A
#7ADCA9
#92E2B9
#AEEACB
#C7F0DB
#DFF6EA

Shades

#33C178
#2BA164
#238553
#1C6941
#144D30
#0C2C1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4ACF8A.

How #4ACF8A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4ACF8A
Protanopia#C0C08B
Protanomaly#9FC68A
Deuteranopia#B1B18E
Deuteranomaly#93BE8C
Tritanopia#5FC8C8
Tritanomaly#58CBB3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #4ACF8A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4acf8a: #4ACF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4ACF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4acf8a': '#4ACF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.812, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_4acf8a">#4ACF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4ACF8A"

More Green Colors

#4ACF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#4ACF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4ACF8A?

#4ACF8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(74, 207, 138) in RGB and hsl(149, 58%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #4ACF8A?

#4ACF8A is rgb(74, 207, 138) — red 74, green 207, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4ACF8A?

#4ACF8A converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 33%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4ACF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #4ACF8A scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4ACF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4ACF8A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.19, which is visibly different.

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